So a couple of years ago I had a job tutoring Grammar to Japanese-American 8th&9th graders. Most of them spoke decent English but had a hard time adjusting since the Japanese language does not contain many sounds that you find in English. I would assign speeches on topics of their choice for them to read in front of our…
Ahh ye olde Nike swoosh. It seems that at everyone I run into these days these days either still is, used to be, or is in the process of ending their “sneaker-head” phase. The vast majority of you need no definition for that phrase, you know exactly what it means to know the release date…
Remember Eureka Seven? The anime about surfing robots, environmentalism, so cal culture, and explosions? This is the sequel. Real talk. Taking place on a small island in Okinawa, Eureka Seven AO follows the story of Ao, a young boy living with his adopted grandpa. The people around him view him as a “gaijin” and refuse…
I’ve been a little out of the anime loop. That’s all gonna change. I, the leader of Team Mixed Nuts, have decided to sit down with at least the 1st episode of as many Anime series that are airing in Japan. I call this my “1st Episode Sitdown”. So, remember your first significant other. Remember…
Japan’s got a history of anthropomorphizing stuff. Some call it moéfication. What this means is that they’re pretty damn good at turning inanimate objects into….cute girls. They’ve done it again. This is “Upotte!!”, an anime about cute gun girls doing cute things. Upotte!! is the story of 4 girls who go through life together and…
So… There’s a theme going around this week with members of TMN asking what your gateway anime was. In other words, what anime got me started watching the goodness that comes from the land of the rising sun. In all honesty, it’s really difficult to choose just one, as it was the Sci-Fi channel (now…
Man, 100 entries down. I didn’t think we’d reach that milestone that quickly. Looks like we did it, team. And boy, does it feel good. So, here’s who I wanna thank and give my shoutouts to… The new guys – Beau – Your art and creative direction got this group going again when things were…
It has been an interesting ride being a part of this group. You may begin to ask yourself why I would say that? Over the past 3+ years my good friend Jay had been working to develop not only this comic, but his own personal life itself. After him and his long time girlfriend has…
Did you catch that intro? I hope you did. In case you didn’t, it’s the opening sequence for my 2nd gateway anime, and still my favorite anime/manga series of all time, INITIAL D. Now before you dismiss me as an asian ricer with a fart-can exhaust and stickers that add 10 horsepower each, let me…
On Tuesday the members of Team Mixed Nuts decided to meet and discuss things. Sadly I could not attend this meeting because I am a girl made up of calendars. You must schedule things w/me at least 1-2 weeks in advance. So what was I doing? Working and self-branding. But who wants to know about…
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